Ponte, Alice S.
By Canton CitizenAlice Souza Ponte, 86, of Canton, died Wednesday morning, July 16, at Norwood Hospital after a brief illness.
Born, raised and educated in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Silva) Souza. She was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin School, attaining high honors.
Mrs. Ponte had been employed by Harvard Trust in Cambridge in their Loan Department for six years as a young woman. In 1953, Mrs. Ponte returned to the home to devote full care to her family.
A devout Catholic and active communicant of Saint John the Evangelist Parish, she had been a member of the Altar Guild and served as a Eucharistic minister and was a member of the Canton Catholic Women’s Club.
Mrs. Ponte loved to visit the beaches of Cape Cod and had traveled throughout America, Canada and Europe. She enjoyed visiting tea rooms and was an avid Red Sox fan, being proud of the fact that the family home could be traced back to a Red Sox player. A collector of Wheaton bottles, she loved history and reading. Mrs. Ponte was also a practitioner of Tai Chi and a volunteer with the Canton Council on Aging.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1985, Joseph Leonard Ponte, and was the sister of the late Louise Birnkammer, Mary Andrews, Ermelinda “Emily” Enos and three infant siblings, and her granddaughter, Lauren Olson.
Mrs. Ponte is survived by her children, Christine M. Ponte of Canton, Angela M. Ponte and her husband, Barry Rabinovitz, of Quincy, Cecilia Walsh and her husband, Garrett, of Attleboro, Mark L. Ponte and his wife, Sharon, of Simi Valley, CA, Lucille M. Ponte and her husband, David Riddell, of Orlando, FL, Michael A. Ponte and his wife, Mary Ann, of Canton, Marguerite A. Ulrich and her husband, Joseph E., of London, UK, Dolores M. Fallon and her husband, Mark M., of Southborough, and Caroline Ponte Mailloux of Easton. She is also survived by her brother, Manuel “Jay” R. Souza of Cambridge, her sister Caroline Albano and her husband, Joseph, of Medway, and her brother-in-law John Ponte and his wife, Mary.
She is also survived by her 15 cherished grandchildren, Caroline Olson, Joseph Olson, Diane Hayes and her wife, Kris, Robert Ponte, Paula Barlow and her husband, John, Marguerite Christensen and her husband, Jason, Anthony Ponte, Amanda LaFever and her husband, Steven, Ashleigh Ponte, Emily Ponte, Megan Orso and her husband, Sean, Bridget Ponte, Mary Alice Ponte, Michael Mailloux, and Benjamin Mailloux; 12 great-grandchildren, Brendon Ponte, Amanda, Joseph and Michelle Barlow, Ryker Christensen, Jake and Desi LaFever, Lane, Iona, Kyle, Hiro and Jude Ponte; a great-great-granddaughter, Kiana Barlow; and many nieces and nephews.
A mass of Christian burial in celebration of Alice’s life was held in St. John the Evangelist Church in Canton. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton. Those who wish may make donations in her memory to Boston Catholic Television, P.O. Box 9196, 34 Chestnut St., Watertown, MA 02471. Arrangements by the Roache-Pushard Family Funeral Home, 210 Sherman Street.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Jul 31 2014. Filed under Obituaries.
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